有口難言的珍貴秘密：派屈克• 莫迪亞諾的《朵拉•布鲁德》 以及歐內斯特海明威的《流動的饗宴》

Poor and Precious Secrets: Patrick Modiano’s The Search Warrant and Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast

本文以兩部名著派屈克• 莫迪亞諾的《朵拉•布鲁德》以及歐內斯特海明威的《流動的饗宴》來進行對比。從表面來看，這兩部作品似乎毫無關連性，然而經過分析以後，我從中尋獲了共同之處，這也是為何這項研究的結果如此能夠激動人心。本文從悲傷的哲學進行思考以及探討，青春的流逝和生命中的純真與孤獨做為此研究開端。文章在簡短的引言後便探討兩書的相似處，包括悲憤的失落感、孤獨、對青春的追求以及巴黎本身的主題。此外，也做了未完成小說的概念剖析，文學作品、歷史小說、自傳、文學作品中小說和非小說以及「尋找那些不再擁有」的橫斷面的研究。本文中最長的段落始於走在巴黎的街道上這一個概念，這兩部作品皆描繪得很細膩，從中得以繼續探討悲傷的迴響、空虛、沮喪、以及文學中所缺少的東西，進而得知莫迪亞諾和海明威兩人寫作的細節中所揭示的結構、議程和方法。

最後，我以生命中的損失、夢想、跨越時間的聯繫、飢餓、追尋和尋求康復的哲學思考作為結尾，並且牢固的將這兩部作品結合在一起。

 

This study compares and contrasts Patrick Modiano’s The Search Warrant and Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast. On the face of it, these are very different, but in fact similarities cross these two major works of literature. These similarities will form the core of my analyses, with the similarities-cum-differences of the works creating a fascinating cross-hatching and asymmetry within a same-ness. These factors yield a transgression of time, venue and approach that links the mid-20th and early 21st centuries.

In some senses, a principle aim of this work is a philosophical study of sadness, the forfeiture of youth and innocence, and loneliness in life—the “poor and precious secrets” that impact humanity every day. In this regard, similarities are found in these two works including plaintive loss, loneliness, and the search for youth. Connected to this are considerations of loss in life, dreams, hunger, searching, and hope for recovery. All of these themes brings these two works yet closer together.

Further, and even deeper, the aim in this paper is to examine the idea of place, story world, or physical setting in literature. This will be framed in a brief “theory of place,” to be presented in text below.

In one other examination, these two works are scrutinized within a context of the History of Ideas. This is less a larger, encompassing theory of philosophy, science, etc., and instead is how these authors historicize experience within conceptual and idealistic frameworks, as chronicles of documented and remembered understanding. This analysis reveals the essence of the authors’ main ideas, their attitudes and points of view, and it is hoped that it will highlight value in these works.